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Menna Chmielewski explains what employers need to consider around the extra public holiday for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this summer

Emma Clark explains the challenges for businesses of providing unlimited annual leave for staff, as well as the possible alternatives

Rosie McArdle explains the logistics and limitations both employers and employees may face when requesting flexible working from outside the UK

Richard Thomas looks at the HR challenges that can accompany a prolonged spell of hot weather 

TUC asks government to legislate for maximum workplace temperature, with hottest day on record set to test employees’ endurance

Rena Magdani outlines how firms can protect themselves during this period of labour market upheaval

With the job market in relative turmoil, businesses must concentrate on retaining their current staff, argues Lee Waller

Nicola Callaghan examines the likelihood that predictions of a mass worker exodus will come to fruition, and how employers can prevent it happening

With candidates holding all the cards in a turbulent hiring pool, Lynn Smith explains why employers should be working harder to hold on to valuable staff

In some sectors, the labour market is far from buoyant – but HR can play a key role in ensuring the worker shortages seen this year are a thing of the past as we move into 2022

Training existing workers can benefit businesses, experts say, but caution it needs to be done with employees in mind

Majority of workers would be happy to work the same hours over four days, but experts warn management practices would also have to adapt

Study reveals employers that implemented shorter week collectively saved more than £100bn through improved productivity and lower running costs

Christie Jamieson looks at what recent trials of a shortened working week might mean in future for UK businesses and employees

Experts warn expecting staff to maintain output in fewer hours could lead to higher stress levels, as 30 UK companies join research to pilot the move

The water company was able to rethink and improve its long-term plans, despite initially being derailed by the global pandemic

Sharing employees' experiences of bullying and harassment has also enabled the trust to foster a culture where staff feel empowered to call out unacceptable behaviour

The financial information firm implemented flexible working options in the midst of the pandemic and is also amalgamating its physical office space

The charity rethought its pay structure and introduced several family-friendly perks that crucially didn't break the bank

Study finds less than a quarter of firms that introduced AI had seen an overall loss of roles

AI can take the legwork out of recruitment – but with debates over algorithm bias and the risk of human redundancies still raging, HR needs to tread carefully

Gwynneth Tan highlights the issues employers should be aware of when considering adopting technology into their hiring processes

There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence will replace humans in many roles, argues Nikos Bozionelos, but we have to act now to make sure the process is smooth

Technology can not only help remove biases from recruitment, it can also help create fairer opportunities and improve diversity, say Maria Moraes Robinson and Simon Robinson

Artificial intelligence poses both challenges and benefits for staff and managers including less job security and taking over the decision-making process, says Kirk Chang

With concerns growing over the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, People Management explores the implications parliamentary proposals would have on work processes